CancerEater

CancerEater Lyrics

My father was a working man
He worked all his life until he died
He fought for everything he had
I was the last to say goodbye

The shadow is behind me
At the the edge of every light
Calm me down, this uncertainty
Each day gives way to night

I need noise, please give me noise
Break the silence, fill the void

I held my breath for hours
Exhale

And you end where I began
We won't ever meet again

I'll never know the answers to the questions left unsaid
A weight I can't shed pulls me down

How much more must I give
To realize what I have

We're taken hostage by the ones we love
That leave us behind

I can't be tough as nails
With this paper skin
And organs that fail
But life will moves on
And I'll go on too

My father was a working man
He worked all his life until he died
He fought for everything he had
I was the last to say goodbye
My father was a working man
He worked all his life until he died
I lived like him
I'll die like him
Remember me, remember

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About “CancerEater”

My father passed suddenly in November of 2015. Although he knew something was wrong, he refused to go to the doctors or tell anyone, including myself. He worked construction right up till the day that he was diagnosed with stage 4 terminal cancer. He only let me know because he wanted an extra set of clothes so he didn’t have to be in a hospital gown. “Cancer Eater” deals with the experience of spending the last days at the hospital with him. The feeling of mortality that I gained from it and the resulting thoughts that I try to build distraction from.